Learning/Service Abroad

Center for Global Education at Augsburg College- This organization offers several one to three-week seminars in Mexico, Central America, Southern Asia, and East Asia, as well as volunteer opportunities in Africa, Mexico, and Central America. Called an “alternative travel experience,” the seminars bring you in direct dialogue with people in the world about their struggles for justice, freedom, and human dignity.

Contact: Center for Global Education, Augsburg College, 221 Riverside Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55454

Phone: (800) 299-8889

Email: globaled@augsburg.edu

Website: www.augsburg.edu/global

China Advocates- This organization offers Mandarin language study programs at the Beijing Language and Cultural University which run from six weeks to a year. Offered annually with deadlines of December 1st for Spring, March 15th for Summer, and May 15 for Fall.

Contact: China Advocates, 1635 Irving Street, San Francisco, CA 94122

Phone: (415) 665-4505

Email: chinaadvocates@bcg.net

Fulbright/Hays Seminars Abroad Program- Approximately 8-10 seminars on curriculum development for language, history, culture, and current events in a variety of settings. Travel and all expenses are covered by the program (except for cost of any needed orientation sessions). Annual deadline: early November. Offered annually.

Contact: United States Department of Education, OPE, International Education Programs Service, Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program, 1990 K Street NW 6th Floor, Washington DC 20006-8521

Phone (202) 502-7700

Fax (202) 502-7859

Contact Person: Gale Holden, gale.holden@ed.gov

Global Volunteers Program- Global Volunteers, a non-profit, nonsectarian, international organization, coordinates service-learning programs that offer educators the opportunity to participate in short-term human and economic development projects in more than 18 countries. The work projects include teaching conversational English, building community facilities, painting and repairing homes, providing health care services and assisting in environmental projects. Programs last from one to three weeks and range in cost from $1370 to $2750, air fare excluded. No prior experience necessary. Phone: (800) 487-1074 or (612) 482-1074

Website: www.globalvolunteers.org

Global Educators Program- Global Links offers very flexible and individualized development opportunities for educators of every level and subject. The Global Educators Program generally consists of short-term, 3-4 week team teaching and/or shadowing experiences in schools around the world.

Contact: Dr. Carol LeBreck, Program Director, Global Links, 1455 Evergreen Drive, River Falls, WI, 54022

Phone: (715) 425-6904

Fax: (715) 425-3696

Email: carol@global-links.org

Website: www.global-links.org

International Visiting Teacher Program- This provides teachers in Wisconsin and Minnesota an opportunity to teach overseas. Teachers enroll in a graduate course, “Comparative Education and Supervised Overseas Fieldwork” After teaching abroad, participants develop learning activities for their students.

Contact: Dr. Teri Crotty, Program Coordinator, International Visiting Teacher Program, University of Wisconsin-River Falls, 410 S Third St. River Falls, WI 54022-5001

Phone: (715) 425-3561

Email: teri.crotty@uwrf.edu

Website: www.uwrf.edu/ivtp/welcome.html#info

NCSS International Study Seminar- Visit sites of cultural, historic, and current importance; meet with educators, historians, and government officals; travel and broaden knowledge. Previous years’ seminars (two weeks) have included Germany, the EU, China, Russia, England, Greece, and Rome. Offered annually.

Contact: NCC International Study Seminars, Center for Educational and Association Services, 1908 Association Drive, Reston, VA 22091

Website: www.ncss.org/profdev/

Seminars in Germany- A series of seminars on Germany and its neighbors are offered in Germany and conducted in English. Educators of all levels can learn about environmental challenges, vocational education, and European integration. Application deadline: mid-April. Offered annually.

Contact: Dr. Marianne Bouvier, Institute for German American Relations, 9380 McKnight Rd, Suite 120, Pittsburgh, PA 15237